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单词 bailing
释义

bail

1 of 7

noun (1)

ˈbāl How to pronounce bail (audio)
: a container used to remove water from a boat

bail

2 of 7

verb (1)

bailed; bailing; bails

transitive verb

1
: to clear (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
usually used with out
bailing water out of the boat
2
: to clear water from by dipping and throwing
usually used with out
had to start bailing out the rowboat

intransitive verb

: bail out sense 2
You can't say he has ever bailed when things got tough, because that's just not true. Richard Hoffer
Before the party moved elsewhere, I bailed, exhausted. Steve Hirdt

bail

3 of 7

noun (2)

1
law : the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security (see security sense 2a) given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing
being held without bail
The suspect is now out on bail.
2
law : security given for the release of a prisoner on bail
Bail was set at $300,000.
a motion to reduce bail
3
law : one who provides bail

bail

4 of 7

verb (2)

bailed; bailing; bails

transitive verb

1
: to temporarily release (a prisoner) in exchange for security (see security sense 2a) given for appearance at a later hearing : to release under bail (see bail entry 3 sense 1)
2
: to procure the release of by giving bail (see bail entry 3 sense 2)
often used with out
Her lawyer bailed her out of jail.
3
: to help from a predicament
used with out
His parents are always bailing him out of trouble.bail out impoverished countries
bailable
ˈbā-lə-bəl How to pronounce bail (audio)
adjective

bail

5 of 7

noun (3)

1
a
: a U-shaped strip used to support something (such as the cover of a wagon or the canopy of a small boat)
b
: a hinged bar for holding paper against the platen of a typewriter
2
: a usually arched handle (as of a kettle or pail)

bail

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verb (3)

bailed; bailing; bails

transitive verb

: to deliver (personal property) in trust to another for a special purpose and for a limited period

bail

7 of 7

noun (4)

chiefly British
: a device for confining or separating animals

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • bail out
  • begone
  • book [slang]
  • bug off
  • bug out
  • bugger off [British slang]
  • buzz (off)
  • clear off [chiefly British]
  • clear out
  • cut out
  • depart
  • dig out
  • exit
  • get
  • get off
  • go
  • go off
  • move
  • pack (up or off)
  • part
  • peel off
  • pike (out or off)
  • pull out
  • push off
  • push on
  • quit
  • run along
  • sally (forth)
  • scarper [British]
  • shove (off)
  • step (along)
  • take off
  • vamoose
  • walk out
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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English baille, from Anglo-French, bucket, from Medieval Latin bajula water vessel, from feminine of Latin bajulus porter, carrier

Verb (1)

verbal derivative of bail entry 1

Noun (2)

Middle English, custody, bail, from Anglo-French, literally, handing over, delivery, from baillier to give, entrust, hand over, from Latin bajulare to carry a burden, from bajulus porter, carrier

Verb (2)

verbal derivatiave of bail entry 3

Noun (3)

Middle English beil, baile, probably from Old English *begel, *bygel; akin to Middle Dutch beughel iron ring, hilt guard; akin to Old English būgan to bend — more at bow

Verb (3)

Anglo-French baillier

Noun (4)

perhaps from bail entry 5

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (3)

1768, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1844, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bail 1 of 3

verb

ˈbāl How to pronounce bail (audio)
bailed; bailing
: to dip and throw out water (as from a boat)

bail

2 of 3

noun

: money given to free a prisoner until his or her trial

bail

3 of 3

verb

bailed; bailing
: to get the release of (a prisoner) by giving money as a guarantee of the prisoner's return for trial

Legal Definition

bail 1 of 2

noun

ˈbāl How to pronounce bail (audio)
1
: the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing
while free on bail
2
: the security given for a prisoner's release
also : the amount or terms of the security
excessive bail shall not be required U.S. Constitution amend. VIII
posted cash bail
motion to reduce bail
3
: one who provides bail and is liable for the released prisoner's appearance
bail may arrest or authorize arrest of principal Code of Alabama

bail

2 of 2

transitive verb

1
: to release on bail
2
: to obtain the release of by giving bail
often used with out
3
: to place (personal property) under a bailment
identity of the article claimed to have been bailed Peet v. Roth Hotel Co., 253 N.W. 546 (1934)

Note: Property is usually bailed by putting it temporarily in the custody of another for a specific purpose, as safekeeping or delivery to a third party.

History and Etymology for bail

Noun

Anglo-French, act of handing over, delivery of a prisoner into someone's custody in exchange for security, from bailler to hand over, entrust, from Old French, from Latin bajulare to carry (a burden)

bailing

verb

present participle of bail
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another after two hours of that boring party, we were ready to bail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • exiting
  • moving
  • departing
  • getting
  • going
  • escaping
  • evacuating
  • fleeing
  • starting
  • quitting
  • flying
  • parting
  • withdrawing
  • retreating
  • bailing out
  • skipping
  • emigrating
  • booking
  • retiring
  • peeling off
  • pulling out
  • running along
  • walking out
  • pushing off
  • getting off
  • cutting out
  • digging out
  • scarpering
  • pushing on
  • abandoning
  • beating it
  • taking off
  • bugging out
  • clearing out
  • going off
  • clearing off
  • deserting
  • scramming
  • taking a hike
  • absconding
  • buggering off
  • vamoosing
  • taking a powder
  • taking a walk
  • bugging off
  • forsaking
  • decamping
  • removing
  • pulling up stakes
  • pulling stakes
  • hitting the road
  • buzzing (off)
  • packing (up or off)
  • vacating
  • sallying (forth)
  • shoving (off)
  • setting out
  • striking out
  • piking (out or off)
  • stepping (along)
  • running away
  • getting out
  • going out
  • stepping out
  • adjourning
  • scatting
  • lighting out
  • mizzling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • coming
  • arriving
  • staying
  • remaining
  • settling
  • approaching
  • reaching
  • dwelling
  • closing
  • hitting
  • turning up
  • lodging
  • nearing
  • abiding
  • tarrying
  • landing
  • showing up
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